Some are rowing in the wrong direction, but overall the writing is on the wall for fossil fuels.
Despite short term, conflict-related profit taking, the long term picture is not good for fossil fuels. Better hope your pension isn't dependent on it!
Almost 200 governments are still committed to the Paris Agreement and have carbon emissions reduction plans. Trillions of dollars of investment are dedicated to clean energy, with China leading the way. More large corporations have climate change on their radar and many have climate action plans.
Efforts to date have pulled us back from the brink of the worst outcomes. Continued and increased effort can stop the damage from reaching uncomfortable feedback loops and runaway climate change. We need more action.
Climate action is everywhere! Well, maybe not directly in front of your eyes or in your feeds, but if you actually look you will see a world in transition. A bumpy complicated one, but one with a clear end goal, none-the-less.
194 national governments plus the EU, have legislation binding them to make climate action plans and report on their emissions. Many have legislation mandating emissions reduction aligned with new zero emissions by 2050.
Countless subnational governments and companies large and small also have climate action plans, pledges, and policies including emissions reduction targets. Look them up for your jurisdiction!
Climate Change Laws of the World let's you search more than 9000 climate change laws.
In addition, according to a UN report, as of June 2025, over 3000 climate-related court cases have been filed in 55 national jurisdictions and 24 international or regional jurisdictions.
The main shifts are towards:
This means using solar, wind, and hydro with energy storage like batteries and using nuclear energy instead of fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to generate electricity.
It also means generating electricity on-site (e.g. solar panels) and sending it back to the grid, or storing it in an EV and using it at home when you need it!
This is mostly about switching to electric vehicles but also making public transportation more available and designing cities that don't needs as much transportation.
This is mostly about switching from oil, propane, and natural gas to energy efficient heat pumps and heat pump water heaters, but also about things like reusing excess heat from buildings and other infrastructure.
• Clean energy and increased efficiency in aviation and shipping
• Regenerative agriculture and decreased beef emissions
• Reducing emissions in heavy industry
• Protecting and increasing natural carbon storage — for example, with reforestation
You'll see our progress in action in the links below!
89% of people around the globe want more government action on climate.
Andre, P., Boneva, T., Chopra, F. et al. Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 253–259 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01925-3
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